Facial patterns of obstructive sleep apnea patients using Ricketts' method

Authors
Kikuchi, M Higurashi, N Miyazaki, S Itasaka, Y
Citation
M. Kikuchi et al., Facial patterns of obstructive sleep apnea patients using Ricketts' method, PSY CLIN N, 54(3), 2000, pp. 336-337
Citations number
3
Categorie Soggetti
Clinical Psycology & Psychiatry
Journal title
PSYCHIATRY AND CLINICAL NEUROSCIENCES
ISSN journal
13231316 → ACNP
Volume
54
Issue
3
Year of publication
2000
Pages
336 - 337
Database
ISI
SICI code
1323-1316(200006)54:3<336:FPOOSA>2.0.ZU;2-L
Abstract
To analyze the facial patterns of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) p atients, we took lateral cephalograms of 31 OSAS patients and 26 non-OSAS c ontrols and utilized Ricketts' method. In addition, we measured the hyoid b one position, the length of mandibular plane to H-point, the length of soft palate, and lower pharynx. The facial patterns of OSAS patients were dolic o, the hyoid bone was positioned low, the soft palate was longer and the wi dth of the airway was narrower than that of the non-OSAS controls.